VNCE Vince Holding Corp

INFORMATION STATEMENT

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General

Vince Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), is sending you this Information Statement solely for purposes of informing our stockholders of record as of                 , 2017 (the “Record Date”) of actions taken by our stockholders by less than unanimous written consent in lieu of a special meeting of stockholders. No action is requested or required on your part.

This Information Statement is being mailed on or about                 , 2017. The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 500 Fifth Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10110, and the Company’s telephone number is (212) 515-2600.

Summary of the Corporate Action

On May 18, 2017, we received a Rights Offering Commitment Letter (the “Commitment Letter”) from Sun Capital Partners V, L.P. (“Sun Capital V”), an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (“Sun Capital Partners”) and the Sun Cardinal Investors (as defined below), that, in the event we consummate a rights offering, provides us with an amount equal to $30.0 million of cash proceeds reduced by the aggregate proceeds received from such completed rights offering (the “Contribution Obligation”). Pursuant to the Commitment Letter, we are required, simultaneously with the funding of the Contribution Obligation by Sun Capital V, or one or more of its affiliates, to issue to Sun Capital V, or one or more of its affiliates, the applicable number of shares of our common stock at the price per share at which participants in the Rights Offering (as defined below) are entitled to purchase shares of common stock, which price will be mutually agreed between the Company and Sun Capital V and approved by the members of our Board of Directors (the “Board”) that are not employed by or affiliated with the Company or Sun Capital V. There will be no commitment fee due to Sun Capital V from the Company in connection with the Contribution Obligation. Sun Capital V’s obligations under the Commitment Letter are subject to (i) the Company entering into an amendment to its existing senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) that is acceptable to Sun Capital V in its sole discretion, (ii) no default or event of default having occurred under the Company’s Term Loan Facility or revolving credit facility, unless promptly cured or reasonably expected to be promptly cured by the Company and (iii) no circumstance existing that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Commitment Letter contemplates that the parties will enter into a definitive investment agreement to document the transactions contemplated by the Commitment Letter. On June 30, 2017, the Company entered into an amendment to its Term Loan Facility with the lenders thereto, which amendment was approved by Sun Capital V in satisfaction of condition (i) above.

In connection with the commencement of the Rights Offering (as defined below), we expect to enter into the Investment Agreement with Sun Cardinal, LLC (“Sun Cardinal”) and SCSF Cardinal, LLC (“SCSF Cardinal” and, together with Sun Cardinal, the “Sun Cardinal Investors”), affiliates of Sun Capital Partners, pursuant to which we expect that we will agree to issue and sell to the Sun Cardinal Investors, and the Sun Cardinal Investors will agree to purchase, an aggregate number of shares of common stock equal to (x) $30.0 million minus (y) the aggregate proceeds of the Rights Offering (as defined below), at a price per share equal to the subscription price in the Rights Offering (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement (the “Backstop Commitment”). The closing of the transactions to be contemplated by the Investment

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Agreement will be subject to satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions, including compliance with covenants and the accuracy of representations and warranties provided in the Investment Agreement, consummation of the Rights Offering (as defined below), the receipt of all required regulatory approvals and no material adverse effect with respect to our financial condition, business, properties, assets, liabilities or results of operations. The Investment Agreement will supersede the Commitment Letter. For additional information on the Investment Agreement, see “Approval of the Investment Agreement.”

The proposed issuance to the Sun Cardinal Investors of greater than one percent of the number of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock before the issuance requires stockholder approval pursuant to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Listed Company Manual (the “NYSE Manual”), as each of the Sun Cardinal Investors is a “related party” of the Company under the NYSE Manual.

We intend to commence a rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) on or about                 , 2017, whereby we will distribute, at no charge, to stockholders of record as of                 , 2017 (the “Rights Offering Record Date”) rights to purchase new shares of the Company’s common stock. Each stockholder as of the Rights Offering Record Date (“Rights Holders”) will receive one non-transferrable right for every share of common stock owned on the Rights Offering Record Date. Each right entitles the Rights Holder to purchase a number of shares of common stock (the “subscription right”), at a subscription price per whole share of common stock (the “subscription price”) to be set forth in the prospectus relating to the Rights Offering. Rights Holders who fully exercise their subscription rights will be entitled to subscribe for additional shares that remain unsubscribed as a result of any unexercised subscription rights (the “over-subscription right”). The over-subscription right allows a Rights Holder to subscribe for an additional number of shares equal to up to 100% of the shares of common stock for which such holder was otherwise entitled to subscribe, subject to certain limitations and pro rata allocations and the ownership restrictions in our charter. Subscription rights may only be exercised for whole numbers of shares; no fractional shares of common stock will be issued in the Rights Offering. For additional information about the Rights Offering, see “The Rights Offering.” We intend to issue a press release with final pricing and timing information and Rights Holders are encouraged to review our future press releases for more information regarding the Rights Offering.

We intend to use a portion of the net proceeds received from the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment to repay approximately $9.0 million in principal amount of outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility and $15.0 million in principal amount of outstanding indebtedness under our revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”). We intend to use the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include additional payments on our outstanding indebtedness.

Voting and Vote Required

The Company is not seeking consent, authorizations or proxies from you.

The Company’s common stock is listed on the NYSE, and as a result, the Company is subject to the NYSE Manual. Section 312.03(b) of the NYSE Manual requires that a listed company obtain the approval of its stockholders prior to issuing securities to a “related party” (as defined in the NYSE Manual) if the number of shares of common stock to be issued, or if the number of shares of common stock into which the securities may be convertible or exercisable, exceeds either one percent of the number of shares of common stock or one percent of the voting power outstanding before the issuance. The Sun Cardinal Investors constitute related parties under the NYSE Manual and the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable to the Sun Cardinal Investors pursuant to the Investment Agreement may represent, in the aggregate, in excess of one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock before the issuance. As a result, the issuance of shares of our common stock to the Sun Cardinal Investors is required to be approved by stockholders representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock.

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and the NYSE Manual,

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as applicable, entry into the Investment Agreement and the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock to the Sun Cardinal Investors pursuant to the Investment Agreement may be approved, without a meeting of stockholders, by a resolution of our Board, followed by the written consent of stockholders representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock. As of the Record Date, the Company had              shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote. The written consent was executed and delivered to the Company on the Record Date by the Sun Cardinal Investors, who collectively held              shares of common stock as of the Record Date, which represents a majority of the voting power of our common stock. Accordingly, the written consent was executed by stockholders holding sufficient voting power to approve the actions contemplated by the written consent and no further stockholder action is required.

Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal

The DGCL does not provide dissenters’ rights of appraisal to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the matters approved by the written consent.

Notice Pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws and Delaware General Corporation Law

Pursuant to Article II, Section 13(b) of our Bylaws and Section 228(e) of the DGCL, the Company is required to provide prompt notice of the taking of a corporate action by written consent to the Company’s stockholders who have not consented in writing to such action. This Information Statement serves as the notice required by Article II, Section 13(b) of our Bylaws and Section 228(e) of the DGCL.

Interest of Certain Persons in Matters Acted Upon

As of the Record Date, Sun Capital Partners and its affiliates beneficially owned approximately     % of our outstanding common stock. Sun Cardinal has the right to designate a majority of the members of the Board for so long as affiliates of Sun Capital Partners own 30% or more of our outstanding shares of our common stock. A majority of the members of the Board have been designated by Sun Cardinal pursuant to that right, and four of our eight directors are affiliated with Sun Capital Partners and the Sun Cardinal Investors.

In connection with the Rights Offering, we expect to enter into the Investment Agreement, pursuant to which we expect the Sun Cardinal Investors to agree, subject to the terms and conditions therein, to purchase from us an aggregate number of shares of common stock equal to (x) $30.0 million minus (y) the aggregate proceeds of the Rights Offering, at a price per share equal to the subscription price in the Rights Offering. To the extent that shares of common stock are not subscribed for in connection with the Rights Offering, assuming the Rights Offering is consummated, the Sun Cardinal Investors would acquire such unsubscribed shares pursuant to the Investment Agreement, and the ownership and voting power of Sun Capital Partners and its affiliates, including the Sun Cardinal Investors, will increase as a result of such transactions.

The Investment Agreement may be terminated if we enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Transaction. In general, a Superior Transaction is defined in the Investment Agreement as (1) a debt or equity financing transaction (other than the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment) or (2) a transaction involving the sale of 50% or more of our total voting power or of all or substantially all of our consolidated assets, that, in either case, our Board (or a committee thereof consisting only of disinterested directors) determines in good faith is in the best interests of our stockholders, including, in the case of a debt or equity financing transaction, a determination that such transaction would provide us with liquidity in an amount in excess of that expected to result from the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment or result in more favorable economic terms for us than the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment. We expect that we will agree to reimburse the Sun Cardinal Investors for their reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by them in connection with the Investment Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, other than in the event the Investment Agreement is terminated due to a breach by the Sun Cardinal Investors.

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THE INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

The Company’s common stock is listed on the NYSE, and as a result, the Company is subject to the NYSE Manual. Section 312.03(b) of the NYSE Manual requires that a listed company obtain the approval of its stockholders prior to issuing securities to a “related party” (as defined in the NYSE Manual) if the number of shares of common stock to be issued, or if the number of shares of common stock into which the securities may be convertible or exercisable, exceeds either one percent of the number of shares of common stock or one percent of the voting power outstanding before the issuance. The Sun Capital V and the Sun Cardinal Investors constitute related parties under the NYSE Manual and the number of shares of the Company’s common stock proposed to be issued to the Sun Cardinal Investors pursuant to the Investment Agreement (or to be issued to Sun Capital V pursuant to the Commitment Letter) may represent, in the aggregate, in excess of one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock before the issuance.

Approval of the Proposed Issuance of Stock

The proposed issuance to Sun Capital V or the Sun Cardinal Investors of greater than one percent of the number of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock before the issuance requires stockholder approval pursuant to the NYSE Manual, as each of Sun Capital V and the Sun Cardinal Investors is a “related party” of the Company under the NYSE Manual. Because the Company has obtained the written consent of holders representing a majority of the total number of shares of the outstanding common stock, it has satisfied the rules under Section 312.03(b) of the NYSE Manual and therefore will be permitted to issue to the Sun Cardinal Investors, pursuant to the Investment Agreement, or to Sun Capital V, pursuant to the Commitment Letter, a number of shares of common stock in excess of one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock before the issuance. See “Voting and Vote Required” for more information regarding the number of shares of our common stock outstanding and the number of votes to which a holder of our common stock is entitled.

The Commitment Letter

On May 18, 2017, we entered into the Commitment Letter with Sun Capital V that provides us with an amount equal to $30.0 million of cash proceeds, or the Contribution Obligation, in the event that we consummate a rights offering. Such Contribution Obligation is reduced by the aggregate proceeds received from a completed rights offering. Pursuant to the Commitment Letter, we are required, simultaneously with the funding of the Contribution Obligation by Sun Capital V, or one or more of its affiliates, to issue to Sun Capital V or one or more of its affiliates the applicable number of shares of our common stock at the price per share at which participants in the Rights Offering are entitled to purchase shares of common stock, which price will be mutually agreed between the Company and Sun Capital V and approved by the members of our Board that are not employed by or affiliated with the Company or Sun Capital V. There will be no commitment fee due to Sun Capital V from the Company in connection with the Contribution Obligation. Sun Capital V’s obligations under the Commitment Letter are subject to (i) the Company entering into an amendment to its Term Loan Facility that is acceptable to Sun Capital V in its sole discretion, (ii) no default or event of default having occurred under the Company’s Term Loan Facility or revolving credit facility, unless promptly cured or reasonably expected to be promptly cured by the Company and (iii) no circumstance existing that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Commitment Letter contemplates that the parties will enter into a definitive investment agreement to document the transactions contemplated by the Commitment Letter. On June 30, 2017, the Company entered into an amendment to its Term Loan Facility with the lenders thereto, which amendment was approved by Sun Capital V in satisfaction of condition (i) above.

The Investment Agreement

In connection with the Rights Offering, we expect to enter into the Investment Agreement with the Sun Cardinal Investors, pursuant to which we will agree to issue and sell to the Sun Cardinal Investors, and the Sun Cardinal Investors will agree to provide us with the Backstop Commitment, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement. The Investment Agreement will supersede the Commitment Letter.

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Closing Conditions

The closing of the transactions to be contemplated by the Investment Agreement will be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions, including (i) receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals, (ii) compliance with covenants, (iii) the accuracy of representations and warranties provided in the Investment Agreement, (iv) the absence of a material adverse effect on the Company or the Sun Cardinal Investors’ ability to perform their obligations under the Investment Agreement, (v) the effectiveness of the registration statement related to the Rights Offering, (vi) consummation of the Rights Offering and (vii) approval for listing on the NYSE of shares of common stock to be issued in the Rights Offering.

Termination

We expect the Investment Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the closing of the transactions to be contemplated by the Investment Agreement as follows:

In general, a Superior Transaction is defined in the Investment Agreement as (1) a debt or equity financing transaction (other than the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment) or (2) a transaction involving the sale of 50% or more of our total voting power or of all or substantially all of our consolidated assets, that, in either case, our Board (or a committee thereof consisting only of disinterested directors) determines in good faith is in the best interests of our stockholders, including, in the case of a debt or equity financing transaction, a determination that such transaction would provide us with liquidity in an amount in excess of that expected to result from the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment or result in more favorable economic terms for us than the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment.

Expense Reimbursement

Regardless of whether the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement are consummated, we expect that we will agree to reimburse the Sun Cardinal Investors for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by them in connection with the Investment Agreement and the transactions to be contemplated thereby, other than in the event the Investment Agreement is terminated due to a breach by the Sun Cardinal Investors.

Indemnification

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Offering and the related registration statement and prospectus (other than with respect to statements made in reliance on information provided to us in writing by the Sun Cardinal Investors for use herein) and claims, suits or proceedings challenging the authorization, execution, delivery, performance or termination of the Rights Offering, the Investment Agreement and certain ancillary agreements and/or any of the transactions to be contemplated thereby, other than losses arising out of or related to any breach by the Sun Cardinal Investors of the Investment Agreement.

We expect that the Sun Cardinal Investors will agree to indemnify the Company and its affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, agents and representatives for losses arising out of or relating to statements or omissions in the registration statement or prospectus for the Rights Offering (or any amendment or supplement thereto) made in reliance on or in conformity with written information relating to such Sun Cardinal Investor furnished to us by or on behalf of such Sun Cardinal Investor expressly for use therein.

Registration Rights

The Sun Cardinal Investors will be entitled to certain registration rights with respect to any shares of our common stock they acquire under the Backstop Commitment, pursuant to the Registration Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2008, among us, the Sun Cardinal Investors and the other investors party thereto. Pursuant to the terms of that agreement, holders of at least a majority of “Sun Registrable Securities” (which include (i) shares of our common stock originally issued to Sun Capital Partners and its affiliates, including the Sun Cardinal Investors; (ii) all shares of our common stock or our other securities issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of our common stock in connection with certain reorganization transactions; and (iii) any other shares of our common stock or our other securities held by persons holding the securities described in clauses (i) and (ii)) are entitled to request that we register its shares on a registration statement on one or more occasions in the future. Sun Capital Partners and its affiliates, including the Sun Cardinal Investors, and the other investors party to the registration agreement are also eligible to participate in certain registered offerings by us, subject to the restrictions in the registration rights agreement. We are obligated, within 30 days of receiving a request for registration, to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement with respect to such registrable securities. In addition, we are obligated to use our best efforts to make short-form registrations on Form S-3 available for the sale of registrable securities. We will pay the expenses of the investors party to the registration agreement in connection with their exercise of the rights described in this paragraph, other than underwriting commissions or selling commissions attributable to the registrable securities sold by the holders thereof, as well as reimburse the holders of registrable securities included in any registration for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel chosen by the holders of a majority of the registrable securities included in such registration. Our obligation to bear all registration expenses is absolute and does not depend on whether any contemplated offering is completed or whether any registration statement is declared effective.

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THE RIGHTS OFFERING

We intend to launch the Rights Offering, whereby we will distribute, at no charge, to Rights Holders as of the Rights Offering Record Date, rights to purchase new shares of the Company’s common stock. Each Rights Holder will receive one non-transferrable right for every share of common stock owned on the Rights Offering Record Date. Each subscription right entitles the Rights Holder to purchase a number of shares of common stock, at a subscription price per whole share of common stock to be set forth in the prospectus relating to the Rights Offering. Subscription rights may only be exercised for whole numbers of shares; no fractional shares of common stock will be issued in the Rights Offering. We intend to issue a press release with final pricing and timing information and Rights Holders are encouraged to review our future press releases for more information regarding the Rights Offering.

Commencement; Expiration

Subscription rights may be exercised at any time during the subscription period, which we expect will commence on or about                 , 2017, and end at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on or about                 , 2017, unless extended by us. We expect the certificates evidencing the right to subscribe to the Rights Offering to be mailed within three business days of the Record Date. All exercises of subscription rights are irrevocable.

Over-Subscription Right

Rights Holders who fully exercise their subscription rights will be entitled to subscribe for additional shares of our common stock that remain unsubscribed as a result of any unexercised subscription rights. The over-subscription right allows a Rights Holder to subscribe for an additional amount of shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations and pro rata allocations and the ownership restrictions in our charter. If sufficient remaining shares of our common stock are available, all over-subscription requests will be honored in full. Shares of our common stock that may be acquired pursuant to the over-subscription right are subject to certain limitations and pro rata allocations.

Non-Transferability of Rights

The subscription rights are evidenced by a subscription certificate and are non-transferable. The rights will not be listed for trading on the NYSE or any other securities exchange or automated quotation system. The shares of common stock issued in the Rights Offering will be listed on the NYSE.

Use of Proceeds

We estimate that the net proceeds from the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment will be approximately $        million, after deducting expenses related to the transactions contemplated by the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment.

We intend to use a portion of the net proceeds received from the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment to repay approximately $9.0 million in principal amount of outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility and $15.0 million in principal amount of outstanding indebtedness under the ABL Facility (without a concurrent commitment reduction). We intend to use the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include additional payments on our outstanding indebtedness.

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